Tripleplay has today announced it has been acquired by Uniguest, following its acquisition of ONELAN in June 2018. Merging Tripleplay into the Uniguest portfolio provides mutual access to technology, expertise, and partners.
With ever-increasing demands to deliver live TV and video as part of a digital signage solution across key verticals, combining the respective strengths of the two organisations ensures customers can confidently access the best-in-class IPTV and digital signage as a complete solution from a single global organisation to meet their customers’ specific requirements.
Uniguest is a global leader in providing fully managed engagement technology solutions to the hospitality, senior living, specialty retail, education, and corporate sectors. The Uniguest central content manager provides the horizontal platform to enable the vertical components required in its core markets. Uniguest provides turnkey technology solutions that include hardware and software solution packages, system implementation and multi-lingual support.
ONELAN is a global leader in the development and management of enterprise-grade technology solutions for digital visual communication, including applications such as digital signage, wayfinding, data visualization and meeting room bookings. ONELAN’s interactive solutions offer scalability and simplify complex or diverse messages visualized on any device or display.
Uniguest acquires Tripleplay to complement its acquisition of ONELAN, creating a larges IPTV, digital signage, and room booking solutions provider.
“This acquisition is a game changer for Tripleplay and will bring significant advantages to our valued customers and partners” – said Steve Rickless, Tripleplay CEO. “Our solutions combined with the ONELAN product set will be one of the most powerful combinations available in today’s market, and the partnership will allow us to deliver innovation and enhanced service. Backed by the strength of Uniguest, this gives us the opportunity to deliver our aggressive strategic vision for the business.”
Hugh Coghill-Smith, ONELAN CCO, added: “As our clients’ needs continue to expand, we are very excited to combine the Tripleplay and ONELAN solutions to provide additional value. This presents a considerable opportunity for our customers, partners, and employees.”
“With the successful acquisition and integration of the ONELAN business into our portfolio in 2018” –concluded Jeff Hiscox, Uniguest CEO, “we have integrated a company able to offer complementary solutions in line with our basic strategy. Tripleplay was by far the best solution in the market and fit this profile perfectly; we’re delighted to bring them under the Uniguest umbrella. By pairing Tripleplay with ONELAN, we are creating a powerhouse for the AV industry and are excited to start this journey.”
